Percentage of Home Health Quality Episodes During Which the Patient Required Emergency Medical Treatment From a Hospital Emergency Department Related to Improper Medication Administration or Medication Side Effects
Identifying Attributes
Care Settings
Country
Publishing Organisation
Type of Quality Indicator
IOM Quality Dimension
Setting-Specific Domain
Defining Attributes
Definition
Percentage of home health quality episodes during which the patient required emergency medical treatment from a hospital emergency department related to improper medication administration or medication side effects
Numerator
Number of home health quality episodes where the discharge/transfer assessment indicated the patient required emergency medical treatment from a hospital emergency department related to improper medication administration or medication side effects.
Denominator
Number of home health quality episodes ending with a discharge or transfer to inpatient facility during the reporting period, other than those covered by generic or measure-specific exclusions.
Exclusions
Home health quality episodes for which emergency department use or reason for emergency department use is unknown at transfer or discharge.
Use of Risk Adjustment
Risk Adjustments
None
Stratifications
Collection and Reporting Attributes
Type of Data Collection
Data Collection Methods
Frequency of Data Collection
Frequency of Data Collection in Days
Reporting Methods
Reporting Frequency
Reporting Frequency in Days
Indicator Has Recommended Targets
Source and Reference Attributes
Evidence Source
Centers for Medicare and Medicaid Services (CMS) Home Health Quality Reporting Program